They
offered Cassell, last season's co-captain and emotional leader, a two-year deal
that could be worth as much as $12 million. Radmanovic, whose long-range
shooting helped in the Clippers' run to the Western Conference semifinals,
received a five-year, $31-million offer, sources close to the players said.

No word on the Dunleavy extension
in the piece and whether the Clippers are interested in coming anywhere close
to the $7 million/per that he's rumored to be seeking. Clipperblog feels that any salary defrayed to
Dunleavy at the expense of the player roster is ridiculous. Bring back all the parts, and let Dunleavy
play out his current contract of $2.5 million this season. If he's truly worth the $7M, then we'll see a
Pacific Division crown and a two seed.
If the Clips win between 41-45 games (cataclysmic injuries
notwithstanding), do you really think they couldn't - and shouldn't - do better
to throw that money at someone else?

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I'm listening to Fox sportstalk radio at 5:30 PM and it is reported that Radmanovic has agreed to sign with the LAKERS! Apparently the the LA Times, which broke the story, also claims that the Clips have agreed to terms with Tim Thomas, which would be fine with me as a replacement for VladRad.
The also say that there is a problem with the signing of Cassell. That would not be a wise move for the Clips. They need him for at least one more year, and I realize to sign Sam it would take at least two years.

Craig: just read it, too. Question is, do the Clips get the Thomas which played for the Suns or the Thomas which played for, well, every team before him? And if VladRad is indeed going to the Lakers, on a scale from 1 to 10, how loudly should he be booed? 11, I'd wager.

TT looks to be marginally better, overall. The situation seems to be better overall for the Clippers than the Lakers, because, in my estimation, Vlade will be starting while TT will be a strong option off the bench in the mold of Vlade last year.

I also suspect the larger and more stable minutes he will get with the Lakers were the tiebreaker as this seemed to be a persistant beef with the Sonics as well.

Rudy Gay certainly has a lot of upside, but the Memphis trade seems crazy to me. Shane Battier (a six pick) has done nothing but play hard and contribute every night for four years and now he's being traded for a number eight pick?! Okay, I'm Duke biased, but still.

04/11/08 18:23:51

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